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Section 3: Publication of reports of proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir privileged.

The Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1960Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 37 of 1960

(1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), no person shall be liable to any proceedings, civil or criminal, in any Court in respect of the publication in a newspaper of a substantially true report of any proceedings [of either House] of [the Legislative Assembly of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir], unless the publication is proved to have been made with malice.

(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be construed as protecting the publication of any matter the publication of which is not for the public good.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1960
Section3
Marginal notePublication of reports of proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir privileged.
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Substituted by S.O. 1229(E) dated 31.03.2020 for “the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature”.
  • omitted. Words within brackets need to be deleted.

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